Warhammer 40: My Fiancée Fulgrim.

Chapter 253 Heroic Mother Horus

After Horus returned to the Golden Throne, he was initially reluctant when the Emperor asked him to impersonate Saint Gillenor.

Horus is clearly the one most capable of becoming the leader of the Emperor's largest cursed legion!
Despite causing a major disaster by destroying the human empire and the Great Crusade that the Emperor had painstakingly built up over countless years, and also causing the opponent to be severely injured and only able to maintain his life by relying on the Golden Throne to avoid complete annihilation.

However, with his own power, even if he is now only a soul, he can still lead the Cursed Legion!
But the emperor refused his request.

This world clearly can no longer tolerate the name of the traitor Horus—if this man, considered the mastermind of the great rebellion and the murderer of the emperor, were to reappear in the human empire, how could anyone possibly believe that Horus was leading the cursed army to their aid?
In the human empire, the name Horus has become synonymous with traitor. No one would choose to follow a bunch of guys who look like Horus, have bald heads, shout "Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor" while crawling around on the ground.

It absolutely needs a complete overhaul!
—Perfect!
After Saint Gilles' death, the Blood Angels lost their genetic mother—if there isn't a suitable, uh, living saint? Anyway, that's the gist of it, as a beacon to guide the Blood Angels to stay true to their hearts, then over the course of ten thousand years, the Blood Angels without faith and direction will all fall into an abyss of rage and obsession.

There must be one, San Giuliano
“Father? But Saint Gilles is a woman, I can’t do that.”

You never thought about this when you flattened her.

"Uh"

Horus obediently shut up.

You have to pay for the sins you've committed.

"Saint-Gilles!!!"

"It's Mother! Mother has come to guide us!!!"

"Mom! I knew you had never left us! I knew you wouldn't die at the hands of that traitor Horus!"

"."

"It's Mommy."

For those who still hold hope for him in times of crisis, a female warrior as radiant as Saint Gillespie once was able to lead them out of the pain of losing their mothers and help them say goodbye to the "Mother's Thirst" that has haunted them for countless years and regain their past confidence to continue fighting.

Bathed in the radiance of Saint Gilles – who would even consider whether she was Horus?
Over the next ten thousand years, this situation occurred many times when Baal and the Blood Angels faced peril.

You might even run into acquaintances on the battlefield at certain times.

"Commander, what's wrong?"

That was Abaddon's seventh expedition with the Black Legion—this time Abaddon successfully achieved results with a surprise attack on the Eastern End Starfield.

A large number of Space Marines and Imperial Navy reinforcements were blocked by the warp storm. The invincible Chaos Warmaster led his warriors in a successful raid on the Baal system and, with the advantage of their legion's size, nearly wiped out the Blood Angels.

Although his Honor Guard was almost entirely wiped out by the Blood Angels enraged by the enemy's counterattack, Abaddon was only one step away from completely destroying Angel Keep, which was located above Baal!
The surface defenses have been completely crippled by his black legion.

All we need to do now is get back to the Vengeful Spirit and order this damn place to be blown up, and everything will be over!
Destroying Baal would destroy the last remaining hope in people's hearts that Saint Gilles could be reborn and save them.

The human empire, having lost the Beacon of Sanguis, will surely suffer another devastating blow!
But just as Abaddon was close to victory, about to destroy all surface defenses and unleash an extermination order on the planet, San Gigliano appeared.

The female warrior, Saint Gillenor, clad in shimmering golden armor, stood in Abaddon's way, preventing him from slaughtering the last remaining Blood Angels.

"."

But in the face of that golden-armored female warrior, the usually decisive Abaddon hesitated.

(Abaddon: What do you mean my dad is being someone else's mother?)

The invincible Chaos Warmaster, who could have completely annihilated the newly formed Blood Angels in this Black Expedition and dealt a heavy blow to the human empire, inexplicably chose to retreat.

Furthermore, Abaddon never went near Baal again during the Black Crusade.

Horus, who had been a virtual character for thousands of years, had grown accustomed to his duties.

Although the flow of time is indeed not uniform in the warp, she has now become a skilled hero mother!
Despite feeling some remorse for not only killing Saint Gilles but also impersonating him to continue deceiving the Blood Angels.
But it must be said that Horus accomplished his task brilliantly.

However, unless the Holy Blood Angels encounter an emergency, each of my appearances consumes a significant amount of Imperial power.

Therefore, I may not be able to accompany you to Holy Terra to help you fight the Highlord.

San Giuliano can only appear in the real world for a limited time, and can only be used in urgent situations like this.

In other words, although San Gigliano cannot directly appear on Holy Terra as an ally of Kasgar.

[Understood, but I believe that after this battle, the Blood Angels will all choose to support me rather than stand by and watch the High Lords die.]

Kasgar charged forward and incinerated a massive Zerg hive guard to ashes: "The Queen is ahead! Phoenix Sons, raise the volume!!!"

Accompanied by the screech of insects, the sound of exploding bombs, and the battle cry of the Centaur Golden Ring, which inexplicably rang out in perfect unison.
Although Kasgar did not wish for this, it seems that from now on, "Centaur Golden Ring" will become the war cry of the Phoenix Sons Chapter.

While this power cannot help them interfere with the control of the hive's will at such close range, it can slightly weaken the fighting spirit of some of the swarm.

(Somewhat like a noise warrior)
Even under the influence of their singing, the light emanating from Saint Gillenor, who was fighting the insect swarm in front of them, became even more magnificent and brighter.

[Horu San Gileno]

Casca decided it was best not to provoke the other party.

Besides hoping you can help me return to Holy Terra, there is another reason I've come here.

I came for Fugrim, where is she now?

"grumble!!!"

Before San Gileno in front of Kasgar could answer the question, the living door in front of him, which resembled a sphincter, was completely reduced to ashes by the psionic flames in Kasgar's hand. The Norn Queen, hidden deep inside the core flagship of the Hive Fleet and protected by countless swarms of insects, finally appeared before Kasgar.

[No time for this, let's get started!!!]

Casca frowned, seemingly angered that the crucial question had been interrupted.

Hive Will, you deserve to die!!!
"Keep holding the front! Remember, we only have Mother Saint Gillespie behind us!"

"All angelic offspring who do not wish for their mother's remains to be defiled by this swarm of deadly insects! Protect your mother and her legacy to the best of your ability!!!"

After using his jump pack to rush to the front and fight the enemy tyrant, Dante, covered in blood and insect slime, tirelessly directed the Holy Blood Angels to continue fighting on the city wall.

Although Kasgar's method somehow actually worked—while the mortal followers chanted the "Centaur Golden Ring" loudly, the Zerg swarm failed to launch a single successful raid from Angel Keep's underground, and the heavily protected Void Shield maintained its defense against Angel Keep's aerial forces.

Although it has become somewhat thinner under the relentless attacks of the Zerg swarm, as long as it perseveres, this powerful Void Shield, passed down from the 30K era, can continue to hold on.

"My lord, the remaining troops of Bawei I and Bawei II have retreated into the palace to rest and recuperate."

Despite the high morale of the Blood Angels under Dante's command, the tide of battle had inevitably turned in favor of the Zerg swarm, which possessed richer resources and was less afraid of sacrifice.

Even though the Holy Blood Angels fought bravely, by this time, fatigue and fear had gradually crept into every soldier who was holding the line.

Even if the Space Marines could hold out, the civilian support troops were exhausted and hopeless after dozens of days of fighting.

During these dozens of days of continuous fighting, even though they killed tens of thousands of insects every day and night, when the shifts changed the next day, even more evolved insect swarms would launch attacks on Angel Castle's defenses.

The swarms of insects remained endless.

At this point, even the resilient commander Dante couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

With two of the three Baal stars recently lost, all the pressure from the Zerg will now be placed on Angel Keep, the main Baal planet.

"Let them rest for a while, then join the rotation! Baal and his mother need their help, as soon as possible!"

"And...sir," the Holy Blood Angel beside him said with a strange expression, somewhat incredulous at what he was about to say.

"Just as the meteor struck Bawei, the demon Kabanha reappeared in this world."

"what?"

Dante found this hard to believe.

But wasn't Tomoe already fallen? What was that damned demon doing on Tomoe?

"My lord, it is currently leading its army to fight the swarm on Bavet 1."

That's right! The loyal offspring of Saint Gilles (who all call Saint Gilles "Mom"), Kabanha, is faithfully helping the Blood Angels fight against the surging insect horde.

Dante: "."

Although she couldn't see it with her own eyes, Dante seemed to already see the ugly demon shouting "Saint Gillespie is mine!" while commanding his demon minions to attack the swarm of insects.

Oh well, let it be. I don't have time to worry about it anyway.

"Understood. Notify all Holy Blood Angels to continue holding their ground!"

Victory is within reach—

"grumble!!!"

Before Dante could utter the word "ahead," countless extremely painful screams suddenly erupted from the swarm.

【It's now! 】

"what?"

As Morpheus was sweeping through a swarm of insects with his psionic lightning, he sensed the psionic message coming from the depths of his mind and looked with some confusion at the chaotic flying insect swarm in the distance.

[It's me, Charlotte, the commander of the Phoenix Sage's battle group!]

Our raid has destroyed the Queen's command of the swarm! They are now in chaos.

[Quick! Turn on all the sound array broadcasts in Angel Castle, at maximum volume, and play "The Centaur's Golden Ring" for me!]

【.】

【What? 】

There's no time to explain, hurry!

Before Mephisto could think further, the Phoenix Children, who had just disembarked from Bavet, immediately prepared to enter the broadcasting center of Angel Keep and open the gateway to the underground mortal choir.
Given the Tyranids' defining characteristic is their incredibly rapid evolution, Kasgar intended to use the game-changing sonic wave, the Centaur Ring, at the most crucial moment.

There were even instances of broadcast sound arrays being deployed directly inside the Zerg swarm's territory!

Centaur, gold ring

A powerful but not deafening sound wave emanated from the center of the projectile and spread outwards in all directions from the swarm of insects.

Already severed from the link to the hive's will, and at this most vulnerable moment further attacked by the Centaur's Golden Ring—the already low-intelligence Gun-Bug and Knife-Bug were instantly...
Because: The will of the insect hive = Mother!

Also because: Saint Gilles = Mother!

Therefore: Saint Gilles = Mother = Hive Will!

Now that the Hive's will has been lost, let's listen to Mother Saint Gilles!
The swarm of insects that had been rushing towards Angel Castle suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack in the direction where the insects were located!
—This thing is more effective than any thermoelectric bomb!

Although Kasgar didn't want to do this, it seems that the speed at which the Centaur Golden Ring Noise Warrior appears in Son of the Phoenix has surpassed that of Son of the Emperor.

Is this the fate of the Third Army?
"Mother!!!"

However, the Centaur sound waves seem to have caused some negative effects, making it difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

As the swarm went mad, the suppressed desires of the Blood Angels, who had been holding back their prayers to Saint Gilles for countless days, also experienced a tremendous, explosive growth!
"Mommy's here!"

Fortunately, just as the Blood Angels' thirst for blood was about to erupt in exhaustion and pain, the mysterious warrior clad in golden armor and with outstretched wings reappeared atop Angel Castle.

Dante: "."

Watching the Blood Angels and the swarm crawling all over the place, calling for their mothers, the legendary commander voiced a question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

Have we humans truly triumphed?

And what about humans?

The Battle of Baal ended when the link between the Hive's will and the Zerg swarm turned against each other and began to fight each other under the influence of the Centaur Ring.

As the shadow of the Great Devourer, the will of the Hive, completely dissipated, the Ultramarines and a large number of Imperial Marines who came to support quickly cleared the battlefield.

Having seen too many Smurfs, and seeing that Baal had been saved, Kabanhar laughed and led his Khorne demon army back to the Warp.

Whether the Blood God accepts the insects' skulls and blood or not, it has already met its KPI targets.

Before leaving, he arrogantly shouted something like, "The angel must be his."

Despite being badly damaged by the Zerg swarm, Angel Keep was able to survive.

"Dante, are you alright?"

A concerned inquiry came from Cato Sicarius, the second company commander of the Ultramarines, in the ward.

After the Chaos forces used warp storms to disrupt interstellar communication, the Ultramarines only recently received a plea for help from the Blood Angels.

Because the entire Extreme Starfield is currently under attack from both the Hive Fleet and the Chaos forces, the situation is urgent. In this critical moment, Chapter Commander Calgar has no choice but to send Second Company Commander Cato Sicarius with tens of thousands of Ultramarines (most of whom are sub-companies) to support Baal.

Unfortunately, due to the warp storm, Cato Sicarius's reinforcements were intercepted by the warp shadow of the Hive Will and kept outside Baal until the enemy completely collapsed, at which point they were able to arrive and complete the final cleanup.

The Ultramarines were a step too slow again, which was nothing new for them.

"Thankfully, I've survived another hellish battlefield."

Dante looked at his aged hands with utter helplessness—

He didn't die again!!!

What kind of luck did she have to survive and complete her mission in a battle of this scale?
When will her work finally end?
"Alas," Dante sighed, "who is this gentleman beside you?"

Upon hearing Dante's inquiry, the steel behemoth beside Katoscarius smiled and said, "A pleasure to meet you, Commander Dante. My name is Belisarius Caul, a sage of the Mechanicus, and one of the developers of the original casting technology."

It turns out that he was the sage who designed the Phoenix Sons and other original warriors.
In the previous battle, the Phoenix and its Chapter Master did indeed leave Dante with a very vivid memory.

If it weren't for the opponent's final detonation of the Queen, causing chaos in the swarm, and if the opponent hadn't used the Centaur Ring to disrupt the swarm's attack rhythm...
The Holy Blood Angels, whose underground defenses were breached by the Digging Serpent and whose Void Shield generators were disabled, were simply unable to succeed in the overwhelming bombardment of the insect swarm.

Whether in terms of physical fitness or combat skills, the strength of the Primal Warriors is undeniable.

"What is Commander Dante's impression of the original casting technology?"

Kaul smiled obsequiously: "Primal Forging not only helps Space Marines gain more powerful physical abilities, but also greatly enhances their lifespan."

Increased lifespan!

Dante immediately extracted the key words from the other person's words.

No no no!

Does that mean Dante is going to have to keep working overtime?

"But I... Well then, Sage, my body is aging and can no longer support such a large-scale modification surgery."

“That is indeed a pity.” Belisarius sighed, then continued, “However, although Protocast Space Marines can possess the powerful combat capabilities of Phoenix Spawns, the success rate of surgery to convert ordinary Space Marines into Protocasts is currently very low, only 40%.”

"what?!"

Dante suddenly sprang up from his sickbed.

"Should I really say that when I meet Dante? But isn't the success rate of our original casting surgery already close to 100%?"

"Belissau, just trust me. If you really want Dante to undergo the Primal Forging Surgery as well."

".All right."

(End of this chapter)